Again, he looks at me and frowns. He then gives me a crooked smile before saying, “Takes one to know one, right? Or is it because you’re afraid she’s better than you at the seduction game? I thought Emily wasn’t afraid of a little competition.” I feign a smile at him. The guy is handsome but really
Alpha Tristan looks down at me as I continue kneeling. “I hear she lost a child. A mother would never harm children.” I chuckle. The sound came out with an irritated twang to it. Nothing sexy about that. “You mean like the child she sacrificed? Luna Barbara killed her husband after one week of marr
*Rose* I don’t know what to think about the situation with Barbara, but it worries me. Tristan shouldn’t have been in there with that woman for so long. And now… Emily’s back? The moment I saw her, a cold sweat broke out all down my back, and the little hairs on my arms stood erect; I even felt l
With my big belly, it’s hard for him to get me undressed, but if there’s one thing about Tristan that always rings true, he will not give up. Eventually, the two of us are naked, and he is gently taking his time, kissing me all over. “I’ve missed you,” he murmurs into my neck as his large hands cup
*Rose* After I awake from my nap, Tristan is dressed and sitting next to me, apparently just watching me sleep. “Hi,” he greets me. I smile up at him. “What are you doing?” “Well, I was trying to sleep, but Eli and Reece are driving me crazy. They want to see you,” he replies. I can’t help but s
“Well, I think it’s pretty clear the four of us should plan on ruling the kingdom together. Regardless of who the king declares is next in line for the throne, we are all tied to Rose. We all want to protect her. Let’s just divide it up.” He says this like it’s not a big deal. “You know we’ll have
*Mark* Obediently, I follow King Gene out of Eli’s room and down the hallway to his office. I try not to act nervous. I feel like we haven’t done anything wrong. We were just discussing our options. The cut on my thumb where I sliced it to sign the agreement in blood smarts a little, but it’s nothi
Gene knocks on the door and then shouts, “Barbara, I’m opening the door!” He pulls out his keys and unlocks the door and then whispers to me, “I have to keep this locked or she’ll be out and about all over the place again.” “Does that mean you’re locking me in?” I ask him. He shrugs. “Use the mind
I look at Shelby. “Shelby… why?” She looks like she’s about to burst, and she finally spits it out. “Because I’m pregnant!” My eyes go wide, and I want to grab her and jump up and down, but I don’t want to squish Reeva, so I do a milder equivalent of that, which involves one arm and bouncing more
Rose It feels strange going back to Castle Dark Forest, and it’s going to feel even weirder being there again. It’s been so long since I first arrived there for the stupid contest… well, I guess without that contest, I would have never met my Alphas, so I suppose I won’t call it stupid anymore. I
Eli seems only half-convinced, and once Kelly and this guy are finally separated, he clears his throat.“I’m going to need the name of the guy who just sucked face with my sister,” he says firmly. “And I need to know where you’re from, and whether you have a criminal record, and—”Kelly slaps Eli’s
RoseI can’t believe how much the Goddess has blessed me. I remember all the times I was hunched over on the floor of the sewage plant trying to force myself to breathe through my mouth to avoid the stench. It didn’t work very well. I also remember all those lonely nights in my high school years whe
After a moment, I remember and quickly free him from the rest of his clothes. He pulls my nightgown over my head and tosses it exactly where he thought it should go and then lays me on the bed, All I’m wearing now is a tiny red thong. He stands at the foot of the bed and takes me in. “Damn,” he mur
Mark It’s my turn to spend the night with Rose, and I can hardly wait. It is a little odd being in this position, sharing my mate with four other men, but now that we have our situation settled, I realize I wouldn’t want it any other way. I’m carrying flowers as I go into her room. I think she’s p
“No, little flower,” says Tristan.The smile on his face and twinkle in his eye made my heart skip a beat.“He’s not allowed anywhere near our precious little pups,” he clarifies. “Just the diapers. Dirty diapers, all day long… that’s his new job! We’ll watch him every second.”“But you don’t have t
RoseI love spending time out in the garden, and now I’m doing it with four little bundles of joy. I’ve heard that expression so many times, but now that I’m a mother, I really understand just how much joy those little bundles can bring. And with all the fear of losing them that I’ve experienced ove
“No.” Alpha Alice crosses her hands across her chest. “I’m staying out of this. If these Alphas want to take you, so be it. I know how the contest was supposed to go, and if one of them had a male baby, then that will be the next Alpha King. I’m not getting on their bad side.”“Appalling!” I shout.